1. ch01-001
In the 1700s, physicians in the United States also acted as
pharmacies and dispensed medications.
*a. True
b. False
2. ch01-002
Most physicians could become wealthy by practicing medicine
in the 1800s.
a. True
*b. False
3. ch01-003
The Flexner Report caused the closure of about 35 percent
of existing medical schools.
*a. True
b. False
4. ch01-004
Hospitals were initially funded primarily by charities.
*a. True
b. False
5. ch01-005
The term “patent medicine” in the early 1900s referred to
medications that had been patented.
a. True
*b. False
6. ch01-006
Healthcare expenditures’ share of the US gross domestic
product (GDP) has recently decreased after increasing
steadily.
a. True
*b. False
7. ch01-007
The Affordable Care Act has also been known as Obamacare.
*a. True
b. False
8. ch01-008
A disease that persists for three months or longer and
cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication is
called a chronic disease.
*a. True
b. False
9. ch01-009
About 10 percent of the elderly account for almost 50
percent of total US healthcare costs.
*a. True
b. False
10. ch01-010
There is little variation in healthcare spending in
different areas of the United States.
a. True
*b. False
11. ch01-011
US life expectancy has steadily improved over the last 50
years.
a. True
*b. False
12. ch01-012
The World Health Organization has predicted that serious
epidemics could severely impact the world’s population.
*a. True
b. False
13. ch01-013
Physicians in America initially modeled their profession
after physicians in which country?
a. Germany
*b. England
c. France
d. Holland
14. ch01-014
In the mid-1800s, what was another name used at times for
hospitals?
*a. Pesthouses
b. Hospices
c. Hospitalarties
d. Surgical centers
15. ch01-015
Which technological advance made the centralization of
patients into hospitals and physician offices more
practical?
a. Penicillin
b. Telegraph
*c. Cars and transportation
d. Internet
16. ch01-016
By the end of which century had most states implemented
medical licensure for physicians?
a. Twentieth
*b. Nineteenth
c. Eighteenth
d. Seventeenth
17. ch01-017
Which is the largest professional association of physicians
and medical students in the United States?
a. American College of Healthcare
b. Health Physicians United
*c. American Medical Association
d. Federation of Physicians
18. ch01-018
Which is not one of the three dimensions of the Iron
Triangle of Healthcare?
a. Access
b. Cost
c. Quality
*d. Efficacy
19. ch01-019
What percentage of the US population has at least one
chronic disease?
*a. More than 50 percent
b. Less than 25 percent
c. Between 25 and 35 percent
d. Between 35 and 50 percent
20. ch01-020
What is the biggest healthcare problem for minorities in
the United States?
*a. Access to healthcare
b. Eating habits
c. Obesity
d. Diabetes
21. ch01-021
What percentage of Black and Hispanic children receive
Medicaid coverage?
a. 20 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 40 percent
*d. 55 percent
22. ch01-022
Which country has the lowest life expectancy?
*a. United States
b. Australia
c. Japan
d. Canada
23. ch01-023
People are recommended to eat about 2,000 calories per day.
How many calories on the average do Americans eat per day?
a. 1,500
b. 2,000
*c. 3,600
d. 4,700
24. ch01-024
Which is not one of the suggestions in the text for
preparing for future diseases?
a. Increase access to healthcare.
*b. Lower healthcare costs.
c. Set aside funds to fight the next big disease.
d. Improve surveillance to detect new diseases.